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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1962
Page
4
The item presents the Winchester Evening Star masthead details and subscription pricing including annual, six month, and monthly rates, plus distribution and office contact references for Winchester Virginia. It notes circulation by telephone and lists key editorial and business staff.
In Massachusetts the Tuesday primary drew under half of eligible voters. The piece compares 1960 and 1962 results, notes weak showing for both parties, highlights the role of political machines and backing groups, and argues direct elections and primaries favor moneyed backers over strong candidates.
The piece argues that the Massachusetts Senate contest between George Lodge and Edward Kennedy is shaped by the Kennedy family name and Democratic machine influence. It notes Lodge’s lineage and Kennedy’s political leverage, warning that a Kennedy victory could signal national political shifts and affect the 1964 reelection outlook.
The Wall Street Journal notes rising student borrowing may reach about 600 million dollars this academic year as colleges, federal programs, private funds, and lenders supply loans. Delinquency grows in Indiana University cases, while Europe weighs stricter licenses and seat belts to curb highway deaths. The essay also highlights early Christmas tree harvesting in Canada months ahead of the season.
Ten years ago in Korea five American soldiers played dead in a battered bunker on Old Baldy and endured 71 hours without wood water or medical aid. They crawled out when the U S 2nd Infantry Division retook the hill, dazed but alive. Miss Mary Christiahn of West Cork Street left for Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro to join the faculty. Robert Thomas Barton III graduated at Lackland Air Force Base and earned his commission as a second lieutenant in the U S Air Force.
Fifty years later, 200000 World War veterans marched up Fifth Avenue in New York in a historic parade. Mrs Dorothy McCann Rice elected president of The Evening Star Ladies Bowling League, comprising 12 teams.
Fifty years ago in Martinsburg saloons reopened and Saturday night revelry peaked with a crowded town lock-up of drunks. Citizens complained of the chaos as officers joked there’d be no room to stash more offenders.
The meditation notes George Washington’s lifelong growth and compares him to Longfellow who sought to grow new wood each year. It warns against mental stasis and urges continuous learning through listening, observation, and open minds as a duty and privilege.
Joy Stilley recalls teaching her son Brenn basic domestic skills before college. The humorous piece notes his reluctant sewing class, a stray shirt front, and finally a neighbor’s sewing machine helping him earn a diploma in bachelorhood. The anecdote ends with Brenn knowing which end of the thread goes into the needle.
A health Q A column explains how B vitamins help energy transfer in the body and notes vitamin E is unlikely to cause miscarriages. It also covers milk iron content, wheat allergies, salt preservation, banana iron content, and cold prevention through a balanced diet. A quiz bonus asks general knowledge questions.
Massachusetts voters face a Democratic primary winner Teddy Kennedy and Republican George Lodge both young, inexperienced, and funded by strong party machines. Kennedy, 30, untested in office, benefits from pedigree and campaign finance while Lodge, 35, defeats Laurence Curtis in a tighter race. Neither, observers note, resembles Daniel Webster as January approaches.
The author muses on the upcoming Mariner 2 mission to Venus and the vast speeds involved, noting Earth and Sun motions and a NASA course correction. He reflects on growing up with tables and apples, while praising science and the mysteries of spring with apple blossoms.
Washington AP reports the Senate confirmed by voice vote President Kennedy's nomination of W Willard Wirtz to be secretary of labor. Wirtz moves up from undersecretary to replace Arthur J Goldberg who resigned to join the Supreme Court.
A rural note from Luther Markin describes persistent hoeing to clear a heavy weed patch. The narrator expresses resolve to continue chopping until all weeds are removed, reflecting patient, steady labor on the farm.
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